courgette carbonara

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1. fry bacon in oil till crispy, boil water for pasta,
2. add courgettes fry for 3 min add pepper and thyme fry until courgettes are soft, take off heat and leave while you cook the pasta.
3. in a bowl whisk together cream, eggs and parmasan cheese
4. add cooked pasta to bacon and courgette mixture add cream mixture and mix it all together.
5. serve in warm pasta bowls with lots of crusty bread.

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• Tracy G08

  20 August 2009

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  Try this with Creme Fraiche instead of the double cream and add a spoonful of the pasta water as you're stirring through the pasta/veg, it makes the sauce very silky. Add an extra spoonful of parmesan at the last minute too!

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  great midweek dinner we prefer it with cream !! my 3 year old granson loves it! will make again and again

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large/3 small courgettes cut into slices then halved
• 1 pack smoked bacon cut into lardons
• 2 tsp thyme dried or fresh
• 1 tsp pepper
• 150ml double cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 500g penne pasta
• 2 tbsp parmasan cheese
• crusty bread to serve

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Serves 4

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large/3 small courgettes cut into slices then halved
• 1 pack smoked bacon cut into lardons
• 2 tsp thyme dried or fresh
• 1 tsp pepper
• 150ml double cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 500g penne pasta
• 2 tbsp parmasan cheese
• crusty bread to serve

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